Top 10 Illinois HS football players in Class of 2026
9. Messiah Tilson, S, Guilford
A , Tilson led the Vikings to a 6-4 record and an appearance in the IHSA Class 7A playoffs last season. He excelled on both sides of the ball and proved his elite speed at the AAU Track & Field Nationals last summer, where he finished sixth in the 100-meter dash. Tilson committed to the Kentucky Wildcats over Wisconsin and Rutgers.
Kentucky landed one of the top FS prospects in the Midwest Messiah Tilson 6鈥�2鈥� 180 Rockford Gulliford HS, IL. Great length, 4.3 speed, great reactions, hard hitter and playmaker from the word goal. Runs a 10.6 100 m. Possesses all the tools. 4*+ rating.鈦︹仼
— Tom Lemming (@LemmingReport)